But more directly...
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It's fine dude, it's not exactly like I'm taking this overtly serious, lol. Just talking about gaming companies on the internet.
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What will Nintendo do at E3 2014?
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Someone told me the xbox one spies on you and then don't want it because of it, this person does not know what an e3 or a Microsoft press conference is.
information spreads
Who fucking knew.
Nintendo could have
again I think they are implying the press conference. that's how I've been taking all of those comments...
but I will tentatively stand corrected
Freezie KO
Banned
Fine. Nobody who knows anything about the games industry.
I wouldn't be so sure. Bravely Default and Fire Emblem sold way more than they anticipated and that could easily be ready for the next year.
Bravely Second I have no doubts it'll be released next year... in Japan.
Fire Emblem? Too soon.
StreetsAhead
Member
Next thing you know, the Sonic Racing people will be making Super Smash Kart.
Alright, thank you. I didn't know that, though I don't think this means anything. If Animal Crossing was coming to the Wii U, surely we would have heard something about it by now...
And the people who made ModNation Racers Vita will make *Cough*
Playstation All-Stars Battle Racers
Apophis2036
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.Hyperactivity
Banned
But Fire Emblem+Advance Wars?
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Animal Crossing U
Zeruda trailer
Metroid title(just the title), in development
Paper Mario U
Another Mario Spin-Off(working title)
Miyamoto casual IP
Zeruda trailer
Metroid title(just the title), in development
Paper Mario U
Another Mario Spin-Off(working title)
Miyamoto casual IP
Apophis2036
Banned
I know you can't say but I'm going to guess they are having a conference, just not at the usual E3 venue. Nintendo's very own E3 like event where there will be a press conference and then WiiU / 3DS and QoL games / experiences to try.
It would give them the same mainstream appeal of E3 (if it's around the same time) along with them not having to share the limelight with Sony, MS and all the third parties.
Fixed.
This thinking of Animal Crossing U sure is infectious though. Can't wait to see what they have to show at E3/ND!
You think you're funny, funny man?
Just ignore him. At this point he only comes into these threads to troll and snark.
Muchi Muchi Pink
Member
Microsoft said this on their E3 presser? Might have missed something then.
I was joking. Pretty sure Logs was too.
StreetsAhead
Member
Fire Emblem　Awakening was released in April 2012 in Japan. While Intelligent Systems has been busy since then (Game & Wario, Brothers of the Band, Paper Mario, and others), the developers, RED, haven't been doing much since then iirc.
I agree with you and I understand where you're coming from. I'm not talking about people who are honestly concerned as you or I are, I'm talking about concern trolling that's sometimes an issue.
Oh it's fine. There are definitely people out there like that with anything,( see any other message board,) I just didn't want to paint myself as that type of person.
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
Nintendo tend to reveal their stuff out of nowhere. For example, this time last year, we didn't know Super Mario 3D World was a thing and that came out before the year ended.
I was obviously talking about the press conferences.
Things like social media and news sites now spread this type of info and that was kinda my point.
E3 is advertisement so it obviously leads to more sales, but my point was that its not the end all be all that you're implying since things like marketing are more important and can easily make up for things like that.
Also saying things like " Without these big conferences people wouldn't feel the need to buy a PS4/X1" and "If you think the Wii, PS4, and Xbox One were/aren't prevalent because of such events" implies that you think these devices wouldn't have sold at all without E3.
I kinda answered this above but I know that E3 can increase sales but in today's world I doubt the effect it has.
Yagami_Sama
Member
I really don't want to built some great expectation towards E3, since last E3 Nintendo, chose to do their stuff instead of a traditional presentation.But
I really hope that all this silence, means that they will do some noise there. I really hope that, please don't screw things focusing on Quality of life stuff or
whatever this might be and please start reviving some IPs and shows what the game pad may do.
My personal dream wish list is :
Fatal Frame, a new one or HD collection. (this series fits the game pad perfectly)
Metroid, could be a new Prime or other M like title or a 2D made by Koji Igarashi
Pandora Towers 2, ask Koji Igarashi to do this too. Better than any 3D Castlevania out there.
F-Zero
Star Fox
Famicom / Battallion Wars
Pokemon Stadium 3, better and bigger than 2.
There are a lot more but this small list would be okay to be shown at E3.
I really hope that all this silence, means that they will do some noise there. I really hope that, please don't screw things focusing on Quality of life stuff or
whatever this might be and please start reviving some IPs and shows what the game pad may do.
My personal dream wish list is :
Fatal Frame, a new one or HD collection. (this series fits the game pad perfectly)
Metroid, could be a new Prime or other M like title or a 2D made by Koji Igarashi
Pandora Towers 2, ask Koji Igarashi to do this too. Better than any 3D Castlevania out there.
F-Zero
Star Fox
Famicom / Battallion Wars
Pokemon Stadium 3, better and bigger than 2.
There are a lot more but this small list would be okay to be shown at E3.
Well, it's not big enough. If they're trying to be gaming's Apple (which seems to be their goal rather than more traditional competition against Microsoft and Sony), they need a proper equivalent to events like WWDC and Google I/O. Big stage, hype, etc. What they're doing right now gives off the impression of a company that is running away rather than one that is "too good" for E3.
I'll clarify so I don't feel like a dolt. The hype and exposure generated from E3 wouldn't produce as much want for the consoles. In no way do the success of these consoles owe it to E3, but the role E3 played in such generated hype/exposure was one stepping stone for the consoles to gain as much traction as they did.
That's less absurd than what I thought you were saying before, though I still think you're underplaying the role E3 plays in a game's sales in the end. We can't really determine it one way or the other, but it's not like appearing in a conference will diminish their sales.
What I want most out of Nintendo this E3 is to have a conference and to show a bunch of games people will be excited for (SMTxFE, Persona Q, X...). Something that won't make them handily overshadowed by Sony and Microsoft in terms of excitement and general buzz. There aren't any new consoles coming out this time that will do that and, this time, it'll all be about the games, so if Nintendo has some awesome games to show, they'd shine brilliantly on the big stage.
dapperbandit
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Expect more passive aggressive homoerotic tension between Reggie and Geoff Keighley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9V214VPbHk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9V214VPbHk
CreatureX3
Member
The success of mobile gaming without the need of an "E3" hype event, shows how irrelevant E3 has become in the current gaming landscape.
Bolded would imply they have a lineup of games equivalent to what the other 10 publishers are bringing. Nintendo is an "outsider" only relative to the circle containing Geoff K and his audience, people from the outside observing the situation probably wonder why Nintendo is even attending in the first place.
Let me illustrate. Gametrailer's top 10 games of 2013:
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Super Mario 3D World
Pokemon X/Y
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Fire Emblem: Awakening
Grand Theft Auto V
BioShock Infinite
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
The Last Of Us
Ni No Kuni: Wrath Of The White Witch
You can't bring lineup A and expect those who lean more towards lineup B to be impressed. It's best if Nintendo distances themselves, not directly competing for the audience who are into the Playstation 4 and Xbox One libraries. Instead specialize in the area they excell at, I guess it can be summed with Miyamoto game design. If Nintendo is to be successful again, it will be in the Wii/DS way of attracting the mass market. I mean how many Japanese AAA publishers succeeded with westernization? The Legend of Skyrim is not the solution.
Yes, effective at delivering news to Nintendo's dwindling fanbase and generating zero media buzz. I'd bet money that your average site (gaming, tech, Forbes, Yahoo, whatever) generated more stories and far more traffic from actual press conferences than from Nintendo's pre-recorded Direct in 2013 and that it will happen again in 2014 and every year going forward that Nintendo decides to do this. Unless they reveal something huge, the biggest Nintendo takeaway will continue to be that they're once again a "no-show."
Somnid mentioned how Google and Apple no longer attend E3 and CES as a sign that "these shows no longer matter" and that it's best to have your own. These are a TERRIBLE comparison because they're not at all what Nintendo has been doing recently. Each of these companies hosts their own major press conference on a big stage with a large media presence. Let's compare!
Google:
Apple:
Amazon:
Video game press conferences suddenly look very familiar.
Sony:
Microsoft:
And then there's... this. Nintendo (I had trouble finding this one image from Iwata's pre-recorded video):
I don't think their QOL products have anything to do with VR.
Also:
That screen setup was SICK. One of the best stage of E3.
BBC re Nintendo E3 2013. This is about as mainstream as you can get in the UK
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22860677
RMS Gigantic
Member
I want to see them mention that the company is turning 125 years old this year, and see how many journalism websites call it a gaffe without checking its accuracy first.
That was a monitor designed for gaming. Nintendo's QOL has nothing to do with gaming.Yeah lol, can you even imagi..
Yeah lol, can you even imagi..
It was a monitor designed for split-screen 3D gaming for 2 people using the full screen. No need to point fingers.
every single Nintendo Direct gets reported on throughout all the major gaming sites. that =/= zero media buzz
Muchi Muchi Pink
Member
Sry but people attending Google I/O are mostly developers and it's not happening to just announce new devices.
perfectchaos007
Member
But E3 gets coverage on more than just gaming sites. You'll see CNN, MSNBC, CNBC talking about E3. I seriously doubt they will have articles on a Nintendo Direct. You can't understate the importance of a strong presence at the largest Gaming Expo in the world and the coverage/buzz it gets outside the "hardcore" gaming circle.
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Great points.
The only other path back to big time sales success I see is if Sony or MS happened to get out of the industry. If that happened and they could snap up some western developers and get some big exclusives on their hardware that appealed to the core market they'd have a good chance.
But otherwise, there's just historically not room for 3 successful core gaming consoles in the market--usually 1 or two dominate and the others fail (last gen the Wii found a separate market and did amazing sales despite the other two doing great at 80ish million each).
And they aren't likely to jump back into that core market and dethrone Sony or MS as most core gamers are loyal to one or the other of those these days. So barring one going under, they have to find another way to expand the market as you note, or continue to decline in sales as they have every generation sans the Wii.
Portables are a different store, but that market will continue to shrink as mobile gaming improves.
You're right, E3 does get coverage outside of the gaming media. Here's CNN reporting on Nintendo at E3 2013
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/13/tech/gaming-gadgets/nintendo-e3/
And CNBC
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100810130
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